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1749:Ăga för öga
1742:Vita nÀtter
1647:Gösta Ekman
1591:Independent
1582:Films based
1487:Maj Sjöwall
1476:Martin Beck
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198:Peter Haber
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2044:Undercover
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1565:Cop Killer
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